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RE: Tanning hides...
Poster: gregory.stapleton@funb.com
That's a very period recipie, generally used for thinner hides, such as goat
and sheep. It should work excellently for a deer hide. :) FYI, thicker
hides, from cows and such, were tanned with tannin leached from oak bark.
Gawain
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jen Thies [SMTP:jthies@polaris.umuc.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 9:10 AM
> To: Petrus of Steinen
> Cc: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: Tanning hides...
>
>
> Poster: Jen Thies <jthies@polaris.umuc.edu>
>
> M'lord,
>
> We actually did a hide tanning experiment at Snaulf and Shrew's place a
> few
> years ago with bunnies. While mine was a total loss, Baron Liam's goat
> skin
> turned out quite nicely. Shrew had some recipe involving alum,
> buttermilk,
> salt and oats (?I think) to cure the hide after we had used the salt to
> scrape
> off the inside membranes. It was a great learning experience, but a lot
> of
> work. If you would like I can give you their contact info privately. I
> imagine Shrew could explain it quite easily over the phone or in person,
> but
> not over email (since she doesn't have such.) Baron Liam could also do a
> much
> better job explaining the whole process than I could. If you want some
> hands
> on experience, they would be good gentles to talk to.
>
> In Service,
> Genevieve d'Aquitaine
> moas@atlantia.sca.org
>
>
> Petrus of Steinen wrote:
>
> > Poster: Petrus of Steinen <ravenest@erols.com>
> >
> > Greetings everyone!
> >
> > Yes, it's getting to be hunting season again, and me and my (sadly
>
> --
>
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>
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